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What Qt apps or libraries would you love to see?

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  • Paul ColbyP Offline
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    Paul Colby
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    For example, do you really want a Qt-native wrapper for some existing library? Or maybe a Qt-native client interface to some server / service?

    (I may, or may not, be fishing for open-source project ideas ;)

    Thanks :D

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    • SGaistS Offline
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      SGaist
      Lifetime Qt Champion
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      #2

      Hi,

      Maybe @Charby Qt BAAS project could benefit from your help.

      Interested in AI ? www.idiap.ch
      Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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      • VRoninV Offline
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        VRonin
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        Wanna be my hero? https://github.com/VSRonin/QtXlsxWriter

        I took over support of the library as I wanted to carry it forward but then realised some design choices by the original author (which has been inactive for quite some time) make it hard to implement future features and some others are simply not standardised (VBA macros are still a black box). That, paired with a lack of time made me end up sitting on a "just make it compile with latest Qt version" stance. Happy to relinquish control of the repository to a competent maintainer.

        This is also the only open source API (so I'm not including libre office here) to interact with those files I could find on the internet

        "La mort n'est rien, mais vivre vaincu et sans gloire, c'est mourir tous les jours"
        ~Napoleon Bonaparte

        On a crusade to banish setIndexWidget() from the holy land of Qt

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        • Paul ColbyP Paul Colby

          For example, do you really want a Qt-native wrapper for some existing library? Or maybe a Qt-native client interface to some server / service?

          (I may, or may not, be fishing for open-source project ideas ;)

          Thanks :D

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          kshegunov
          Moderators
          wrote on last edited by kshegunov
          #4

          I'd like to see @VRonin's library to support the binary excel format too (the older one), but I know that's rather unlikely.
          Also I could use a friendly helping had for my daemon thing - I need an implementation for Android services.

          There's a plenty of work to go around with open source projects it seems. :)

          Read and abide by the Qt Code of Conduct

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          • Paul ColbyP Offline
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            Paul Colby
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            #5

            Thanks guys, some good ideas already :) I'll take a closer look at each of them.

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            • Paul ColbyP Paul Colby

              Thanks guys, some good ideas already :) I'll take a closer look at each of them.

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              Konstantin Tokarev
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              @Paul-Colby If you are interested in Qt and network things, you might be interested in revived QtWebKit project:

              http://github.com/annulen/webkit/wiki
              http://qtwebkit.blogspot.com/2016/08/qtwebkit-im-back.html

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              • ? Offline
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                A Former User
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                #7

                I'd love to see improved Qt3D docs.

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                • ? A Former User

                  I'd love to see improved Qt3D docs.

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                  kshegunov
                  Moderators
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  @Wieland said in What Qt apps or libraries would you love to see?:

                  I'd love to see improved Qt3D docs.

                  Amen, brother! :D

                  Read and abide by the Qt Code of Conduct

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                  • BuckwheatB Offline
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                    Buckwheat
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                    #9

                    I would love to see three things:

                    1. "Ch -- an embeddable C/C++ interpreter, C and C++ scripting language" scripting interface
                    2. lib3DS interface into Qt3D
                    3. An official QtUSB interface to manage USB devices

                    Dave Fileccia

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                    • BuckwheatB Offline
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                      Buckwheat
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                      #10

                      One more...
                      64-bit MinGW distribution

                      Dave Fileccia

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                      • BuckwheatB Offline
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                        Buckwheat
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                        #11

                        Here is one... I would like to see QGraphicsView modified:

                        1. To have the ability to completely turn off scroll bars. Yes you can "turn them off" but the view still manages them. I would like just a basic view I can control the transformation of zoom/pan/rotate without scrollbar management interfering.

                        I have done this by doing everything in the scene and using the view as a husk. But, I then have to control the drawing which is cumbersome and sometime the view still kicks in a few artifacts for me.

                        So basically I want true view. A way to see the scene that is just a graphics window. I may look at doing this to see if I can implement a simpler QGraphicsView!

                        Dave Fileccia

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                        • mrjjM Offline
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                          mrjj
                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          +1 for "Ch -- an embeddable C/C++ interpreter"
                          That would be pretty cool. Also integrated into Creator :)

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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            +1 for "Ch -- an embeddable C/C++ interpreter"
                            That would be pretty cool. Also integrated into Creator :)

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                            Konstantin Tokarev
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                            #13

                            @mrjj said in What Qt apps or libraries would you love to see?:

                            +1 for "Ch -- an embeddable C/C++ interpreter"
                            That would be pretty cool. Also integrated into Creator :)

                            CERN's Cling is an open source alternative:
                            https://root.cern.ch/cling

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                              Konstantin Tokarev
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                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjV1ZgYbbA

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                                kuzulis
                                Qt Champions 2020
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                                #15

                                I'm personally prefer to see a good QtMultimedia module, as it is often used by us (but, still is buggy and soo slow). :)

                                An official QtUSB interface to manage USB devices

                                Heh.. I think, it is impossible in principle, as it required the signing of INF/CAT files on Windows to use "standard winusb driver" anyway (if you want to use WinUSB features).

                                At least can be something like official QtHid, but not more. :)

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                                  tekojo
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                                  I'll chip in here.
                                  While not a new app or library, the Thymio open source robot for educational use could use some help.
                                  https://www.thymio.org/

                                  The code lives on Github:
                                  https://github.com/aseba-community

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                                    mrjj
                                    Lifetime Qt Champion
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                                    #17

                                    Wow its cute ;)

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                                      A Former User
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                                      #18

                                      It would be great to have an official component (widget plugins) store / market place in the cloud, with qt creator integration.

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                                      • ? A Former User

                                        It would be great to have an official component (widget plugins) store / market place in the cloud, with qt creator integration.

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                                        tekojo
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                                        #19

                                        @Wieland this comes up on occasion, but it never gets to a high enough priority to be taken forward :(

                                        inqlude is the best place, and it has most of the needed framework in place to work. Main missing part would be integration with Qt Creator.

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